Green groups call out US RFS for allowing increased land conversion, GHGs
A petition filed Tuesday on behalf of a dozen environmental organisations accused the US EPA of illegally allowing millions of acres of wildlife habitat to be converted to cropland to satisfy the federal biofuels programme, releasing millions of tonnes of GHGs in the process.
Read MoreLCFS Market: California prices tick back up ahead of Q2 data release
California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) prices rose Monday to near all-time records ahead of the programme’s second quarter data release this week.
Read MoreCalifornia and Oregon not exploring LCFS linkage, officials say
Despite years of collaboration in developing their low-carbon fuel standards (LCFS), California and Oregon regulators are not planning to link their markets in the near future, officials said on Tuesday.
Read MoreRINs continue downward descent as single digits breached
Biofuel credits under the US Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) continued their year-long plunge on Monday as a suite of news about future efforts to reform the federal programme next year caused prices to dip below 10 cents.
Read MoreUS EPA aiming for early 2019 in finalising major environmental rollbacks as aviation and biomass on hold
The US EPA signalled Wednesday it is aiming to finalise rulemaking on regulations for the power and transportation sector early next year, while deferring further decisions on how to set GHG standards in aircraft and treat biogenic CO2 emissions.
Read MoreLCFS Market: California prices slink back in September while volume blossoms
California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) average monthly prices retreated in September from all-time highs in August, while the total volume transacted trended in the opposite direction to notch a yearly high.
Read MoreStakeholders question impact of Trump’s year-round E15 sale order
Observers remained sceptical of the long-term impacts of President Donald Trump’s decision Tuesday to order the US EPA to promulgate a regulation mandating the currently banned year-round sales of 15% ethanol blends (E15)
Read MoreRINs recede ahead of Trump’s expected E15 announcement
Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) prices under the US Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) slid back to near single digits Monday as reports suggested President Donald Trump will announce year-round sales of 15% ethanol blends (E15) at a Tuesday rally.
Read MoreLCFS Market: California prices rise toward record highs
California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) prices rose further above the $190 mark on Thursday, nearing record highs attained this summer.
Read MoreOregon gubernatorial candidate vows to scrap clean fuel standard
Oregon state representative Knute Buehler (R) said he will eliminate the state’s Clean Fuels Programme (OCFP) if elected next month in the tight gubernatorial race, a political shift that could also jeopardise legislators’ cap-and-trade push in 2019.
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